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Mary (Cassie) Stoddard employs a multidisciplinary approach to explore key questions in the evolution and sensory ecology of behavior, with a focus on visual communication and signaling in birds. Her research topics include avian color vision, the evolution of plumage, brood parasitism and coevolution, mimicry, camouflage, and individual recognition. She has a deep interest in the relationship between structure and function of phenotypic traits, currently investigating avian eggshells. Her work incorporates techniques from computer science, optics, physiology, mechanical engineering, and comparative genomics, combining experiments in both the lab and field. Currently, she conducts studies at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory and utilizes museum collections for her research.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.